The fruit of patience in all its aspects - long-suffering, forbearance, endurance, and perseverance - is a fruit that is most intimately associated with our devotion to God. All character traits of godliness grow out of and have their foundation in our devotion to God, but the fruit of patience must grow out of that relationship in a particular way.
In the long run an opinion often borrows credit from the forbearance of its patrons.
Mankind was my business. . . charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.
There is not a person we employ who does not, like ourselves, desire recognition, praise, gentleness, forbearance, patience.
You mistake patience for forbearance.
Pity and forbearance should characterize all acts of justice.
The patience and forbearance of the poor are among the strongest bulwarks of the rich.
The difficult part of good temper consists in forbearance, and accommodation to the ill-humors of others.
LOGANIMITY, n. The disposition to endure injury with meek forbearance while maturing a plan of revenge.
Humility, reverence, compassion, forbearance, sacrifice and self-control are the qualities that reveal the outcome of the true education.
Forbearance is the root of quietness and assurance forever.
A strong defense is the surest way to peace. Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites war, as my generationmy generationknows from four very bitter experiences. Just as Americas will for peace is second to none, so will Americas strength be second to none. We cannot rely on the forbearance of others to protect this Nation. The power and diversity of the Armed Forces, active Guard and Reserve, the resolve of our fellow citizens, the flexibility in our command to navigate international waters that remain troubled are all essential to our security.
Forbearance is a form of generosity.
I believe you [men] capable of everything great and good in your married lives. I believe you equal to every important exertion, and to every domestic forbearance, so long as - if I may be allowed the expression, so long as you have an object. I mean, while the woman you love lives, and lives for you. All the privilege I claim for my own sex (it is not a very enviable one, you need not covet it) is that of loving longest, when existence or when hope is gone.
Love should be the silver thread that runs through all your conduct.
The stronger becomes master of the weaker, in so far as the latter cannot assert its degree of independence here there is no mercy, no forbearance, even less a respect for "laws.
The framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom, and forbearance in its formation, and surrounded it with so many guards and securities, if it was intended to be broken by every member of the Confederacy at will.
My son, forbearance is a great virtue; there's no other like it.
It is in length of patience, endurance and forbearance that so much of what is good in mankind and womankind is shown.
If this advertisement be not sufficient, I can only protrude my wormlike tendrils of apology, craving forbearance on the grounds that a writer must write about what he knows, and since I know nothing about any subject it scarcely matters where I dabble.
